TY - JOUR
T1 - Whither Hong Kong's unions
T2 - Autonomous trade unionism or classic dualism?
AU - Snape, Ed
AU - Chan, Andy W.
PY - 1997/3
Y1 - 1997/3
N2 - This paper presents an evaluation of the ideologies and behaviour of the main union groupings in Hong Kong. The CTU's ‘adversarial’ line and ‘inclusive’ approach has threatened to break with the traditional industrial pacifism of Hong Kong's unions, while the FTU's recognition of its ‘dual functioning’ role has been balanced by the need to maintain credibility as an effective representative of workers' interests. The TUC has been passive in recent years, and the independent unions tend to be rather inward-looking. Unions remain weak, particularly at the workplace, and it is uncertain to what extent union autonomy can be sustained.
AB - This paper presents an evaluation of the ideologies and behaviour of the main union groupings in Hong Kong. The CTU's ‘adversarial’ line and ‘inclusive’ approach has threatened to break with the traditional industrial pacifism of Hong Kong's unions, while the FTU's recognition of its ‘dual functioning’ role has been balanced by the need to maintain credibility as an effective representative of workers' interests. The TUC has been passive in recent years, and the independent unions tend to be rather inward-looking. Unions remain weak, particularly at the workplace, and it is uncertain to what extent union autonomy can be sustained.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0031502263&doi=10.1111%2f1467-8543.00040&partnerID=40&md5=142c6e2d283e332801278636735ce351
U2 - 10.1111/1467-8543.00040
DO - 10.1111/1467-8543.00040
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0007-1080
VL - 35
SP - 39
EP - 63
JO - British Journal of Industrial Relations
JF - British Journal of Industrial Relations
IS - 1
ER -